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Celebrate PlayStation’s Fifteen Years With Infographics
Did you know that 33 percent of PlayStation gamers don’t eat while playing, and that seven percent won’t date non-gamers? Learn more fun facts and explore the history of the PlayStation brand in a pair new infographics direct from Sony. The PlayStation brand turns 15 today, and Sony is helping us celebrate with a pair…
By Mike Fahey Published September 9, 2010 -
Ilomilo Looks Lovely, But Don’t Skip That Tutorial
Ilomilo (first letter is an “i”, second an “L”) is great to look at. But how do you play this game about two cube-people needing to meet? Maybe let a Kotaku guy and a Giant Bomb guy play, sans directions. On second thought, maybe that’s not how you do it. Giant Bomb‘s Brad Shoemaker and…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 9, 2010 -
There Will Only Be 6,000 Physical Copies Of DJ Max Portable 3
You’d be wise to act now if you want a physical copy of PM Studios’ DJ Max Portable 3 next month, as the publisher reveals only 5,000 UMD copies and 1,000 Special Bundle Editions making it stateside. The age of the digital download is upon us, or at least it is for any DJ Max…
By Mike Fahey Published September 9, 2010 -
It May Take You 60 Seconds To Understand This Game
It has not been easy to explain to people why Slam Bolt Scrappers, an early 2011 downloadable PlayStation 3 exclusive, is a lot of fun. Watch the video here with the sound off and you may still not get it. But… perhaps I narrated this video of Slam Bolt Scrappers well enough that you will…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 9, 2010 -
Epic Mickey Lets Mickey Mouse Be A Jerk
With the power of video games enabling us, we’ve been able to make James Bond a klutz and Darth Vader a hero, but who expected that Disney would allow us to make Mickey Mouse a selfish, dangerous jerk? At the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle last weekend, Disney was letting people play the first level…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 9, 2010 -
Unboxing The Halo: Reach Legendary Edition
The fine folks at UK online retailer ShopTo.net give us our first in-depth look at the innards of incredibly large Halo: Reach Legendary Edition, nearly breaking it in the process. Don’t you hate it when you decide against ordering the ultra-expensive special edition of a game and then see a video like this and begin…
By Mike Fahey Published September 9, 2010 -
Memorial Fund Started For Family of Dev Killed in Car Crash
Friends of Brian Wood, the Company of Heroes developer who lost his life in a tragic car accident on Friday, have established a trust fund to aid his wife and their unborn child during this trying time. Every dollar counts. As reported earlier this week, Company of Heroes Online lead designer Brian Wood of Relic…
By Mike Fahey Published September 9, 2010 -
Medal of Honor’s Combat Mission Mode in Action
This intense look at Medal of Honor’s multiplayer shows off the game’s Combat Mission mode. In the mode Coalition forces have to take out five consecutive objectives to win. As your clear an objective the map expands. The mode also has limited respawns, which the game calls reinforcements. The audio, as with the audio found…
By Brian Crecente Published September 9, 2010 -
Fifteen Years Of PlayStation Domination
Fifteen years ago Phillips, Sega, and 3DO were struggling to get North American consumers to accept CD-based gaming. On September 9, 1995, Sony came along and showed them how it’s done, changing the face of gaming as we knew it. Up until 1995, Sony’s major contribution to North American consumer electronics had been the Walkman,…
By Mike Fahey Published September 9, 2010 -
MC Frontalot’s Spoiler Alert World Premiere
Hot off his appearance at last week’s Penny Arcade Expo, MC Frontalot, nerdcore hip hop singer extraordinaire, is dropping a brand new music video on us. Check out Kotaku’s exclusive world premiere of Spoiler Alert featuring Frontalot and Molly Hager. If you’re into Frontalot, then check out his latest album, Zero Day, or hit him…
By Brian Crecente Published September 9, 2010 -
Haunted House Then And Now
How do you bring a 1982 Atari 2600 survival horror game up to date? Developer ImagineEngine and Atari show us how in a series of then and now images for the upcoming sequel to Haunted House. We’ve come a long way from the plotted blocks of the Atari 2600 days. That’s the clear message I…
By Mike Fahey Published September 9, 2010 -
Witness Spider-Man Bravely Battling Nothing
During the climactic battle with the Goblin in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, Madam Web urges me to “look for areas of weakness.” I’d say my archenemy falling through the world and becoming untouchable counts. This clip is just one of many technical problems I had with my review copy of Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions on the Xbox…
By Mike Fahey Published September 9, 2010 -
Bangladesh, Lean Back, Get Low Confirmed for Def Jam Rapstar
Konami today unveiled seven more of the tracks that will be playable on their upcoming Def Jam Rapstar game, and confirmed that Bangladesh will be providing instrumental beats for the game’s freestyle mode. Here are the rundown: New Confirmed Tracks Busta Rhymes Put Your Hand’s Where My Eyes Can See DMX Ruff Ryder’s Anthem Fat…
By Brian Crecente Published September 9, 2010 -
Bastion Was The Other Buzz Game Of Penny Arcade Expo, For Good Reasons
‘He gets up.’ That’s the line I can’t forget from Penny Arcade Expo last week. Duke Nukem had some good one-liners, sure. But Bastion is the other game people couldn’t stop buzzing about. To understand it, you needed to listen to it. Bastion is a top-down action role-playing game that looks like just a pretty…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 9, 2010 -
Do You Know Any Good Swimming Exercises?
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Japan Podcast Been going to the pool a lot recently — plan to continue going more and more. I enjoy it! Micro-Bash and Mrs. Bashcraft go sometimes, too. So it’s a family outing of sorts. I guess I am able to swim. When I was a freshman at Cornell, I…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2010 -
School With Erotic Game Connection Is Changing Its Name
A school in Japan’s Yamagata Prefecture, Japan’s largest cherry producer, discovered it had the same name as an erotic game brand. The city’s mayor refused to change the name, but that was then. The school’s name “Sakuranbo Shougakkou” (“Cherry Elementary School”) is similar to an adult game brand’s website that features questionable illustrations of young…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2010 -
Monster Hunter Bundle Includes Fanny Pack
And who doesn’t love fanny packs? Monster Hunter Portable 3rd will be released in Japan on December 1. The game will sell a bajillion copies, and the entire nation will buy it. Those shopping on Capcom’s online shop have an opportunity to buy more than the game. They can get a Monster Hunter Portable 3rd…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2010